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Report RE: Using decimal point for ratio
Original Post
RE: Using decimal point for ratio - 04-05-08 18:27
by: newsetting
I think you may have misunderstood the question. Of course i agree that 10 2 year olds need three staff on a 4 to 1 ratio. Problems occur when you have mixed ages in one room, which happens at one of my settings really early in the morning and late in the evening. For example, if you have 4 four year olds, one two year old and a baby, you could use the decimal point system. Its logical and it works.
4 4yr olds = 1/2 a person (on a 1:8 ratio)
2 yr old = 1/4 of a person (on the 1:4 ratio)
Baby = 1/3 of a person (on a 1:3 ratio)
Adding that up (1/2 +1/4 +1/3) shows you need more than one member of staff. This can be done just as well with the decimal system REMEMBERING THAT YOU ALWAYS ROUND UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER, meaning you will never be under ratio.
For babies, use 0.333
For 2-3 use 0.25
For 3-5 use 0.125